At just 17 years old, Ella Fitzgerald won first place singing at an amateur night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, which included a weeklong engagement — a huge opportunity that the legendary venue never gave her.

“White or black. Rich or poor. If you ever had your heart broken you have right to sing the blues.” – Big Mama Thorton

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